The Children's Society
AI-Powered Well-being Support with Me Time
Mission
The Children’s Society is committed to reversing the damaging decline of young people's well-being. By 2030, they aim to ensure that every young person feels supported and equipped to improve their mental and emotional well-being through a range of services and digital tools.
Problem Statement
The Me Time app is designed to support young people who have completed services with The Children’s Society, offering them a self-guided tool to manage low-intensity well-being issues like anxiety and sleep regulation. However, the current app has limitations in terms of content scalability and user engagement. Additionally, internal capacity constraints mean that the app isn’t reaching as many young people as it could.
The aim of this buildathon project is to develop an AI-powered assistant to improve content curation, personalize support based on user needs, and streamline access to relevant resources—without compromising the privacy of young users.
What success looks like
Better content curation
The AI assistant will guide users to resources more quickly and efficiently, making sure they find the support they need without needing prior knowledge of what to search for.
Personalized user experience
Although the current app uses a generic login, the AI will still offer personalized suggestions based on patterns in user interactions.
Scalable
solution
The AI will enable the expansion of the app’s content without a huge increase in manual effort, making it easier to add new resources as needed.
Engagement across age groups
The app will be adaptable for younger users (8-13 years) as part of the BBC Children in Need-funded national program, ensuring content is accessible and appropriate for a wide range of ages and literacy levels.
Skills & Techniques Required
This project will require expertise in:
Natural Language Processing (NLP)
To enable the AI to guide users toward the right resources based on their queries and needs.
User Experience Design (UX)
Creating an intuitive interface that is accessible for young people, particularly those with neurodiverse backgrounds or trauma.
Content Curation Automation
Building AI tools to automatically categorize and suggest content, streamlining internal processes.
Emotional Literacy
Ensuring the AI can support users with emotional well-being needs in a sensitive and empathetic manner.
Skills We're Looking for from Mentors
NLP and Conversational AI
Child-Friendly UX/UI Design
Content Management and Curation Systems
Well-being and Emotional Literacy
About the AI for All Buildathon
On November 22-23, 2024, at People’s Mission Hall, Whitechapel, we’re bringing together charities, AI experts, and students to develop impactful AI tools that charities can use to drive social change.
42 London
42 London’s peer-learning model focuses on equipping students with the skills to tackle real-world challenges. By working on Third and Public Sector projects, students gain advanced technical skills, learn to solve complex problems, collaborate with diverse stakeholders, and create impactful solutions—preparing them to excel as skilled engineers and socially conscious innovators.
Our Partners:
Anthropic
Users are able to engage with self-study material, even if they struggle with reading, by using speech recognition and an intuitive interface that guides them step-by-step.
La Fosse Academy
The AI tool encourages continued learning through motivational prompts, feedback, and support, helping users remain committed to their literacy journey
LIS
A simple, Minimum Viable Product (MVP) that demonstrates the speech recognition feature, allowing users to engage with basic learning modules and progress on their own.
X and Why
A product that can grow with the learners, with potential for further modules and content expansion, especially as new sources of funding are secured.
Mentors & Supporters:
Graphcore, Polecat: Providing expert mentorship to help teams build impactful, responsible and technically sound AI solutions aligned with charitable strategic goals.
Join us!
Be part of a buildathon that merges tech innovation with social impact, where your expertise will help shape AI solutions that make a real difference.
Join a community of changemakers, gain hands-on experience, and inspire the next generation of socially conscious engineers.